Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3560 Films to Buy & Rent
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder
- Average teaming of Wilder and Pryor as a deaf man and a blind man on the lam. The high obscene–language level doesn't yield much comic results.
- Shadow Makers (Fat Man and Little Boy) (1989)
- Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia…
- An informative (if only really adequate) dramatisation of the Manhattan Project, which produced the A–Bomb in the New Mexico desert during WW2.…
- She-Devil (1989)
- Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. Meryl Streep, Roseanne, Ed Jr. Begley…
- A stylised comic treatment of Fay Weldon's dark novel with Rosanne Barr exacting ultimate retribution on husband–stealing rich–bitch…
- Sweetie (1989)
- Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Genevieve Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos
- An unsettling account of a young woman's uncomfortable relationship with her boyfriend and disturbed sister who makes an unexpected visit. Askewed…
- Tall Guy, The (1989)
- Dir. Mel Smith
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson
- Jeff Goldblum plays an American actor in England who faces successive crises with obnoxious employer Rowan Atkinson and love interest Emma Thompson.
- Uncle Buck (1989)
- Dir. John Hughes
Feat. John Candy, Amy Madigan
- John Candy plays a loathsome uncle with a heart of gold left in charge of his brother's kids for the weekend.
- Vidiot from UHF, The (1989)
- Dir. Jay Levey
Feat. Al Yankovic, Michael Richards, Kevin McCarthy…
- 'Weird' Al Yankovic showcases his brand of crazy satire as the manager of a loony TV station. Pretty stoopid, but kids will love it.
- War of the Roses (1989)
- Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Sean Astin…
- Hollywood black humour is taken to the limit here as marital bliss turns to domestic warfare for Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. Bold and…
- We're No Angels (1989)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore…
- Robert De Niro and Sean Penn team up as a couple of escaped convicts who cross the border in clergical attire.
- Weekend at Bernies (1989)
- Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart
- A tacky but highly inventive comedy about two young execs who must ensure their deceased boss at least appears that way in order to enjoy his luxury…